Alex Shvartsman

Alex Shvartsman
Born (1975-11-19) November 19, 1975
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
OccupationsScience fiction writer, editor, translator (Russian)
Spouse
Zoya Shapiro
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(m. 2007)​
Children1
Writing career
Period2010–present
Genres
Websitealexshvartsman.com

Alex Shvartsman (born November 19, 1975) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and editor known primarily for humorous short stories. He won the WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction in 2014 for his short story "Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma" published in the InterGalactic Medicine Show magazine. He won the WSFA Small Press Award in 2014[1] and was a finalist for the Canopus Award for Excellence in Interstellar Writing in 2015[2] and 2017.[3]

Alex Shvartsman is also a Magic: The Gathering player. While having enjoyed only a moderate degree of success on the Pro Tour, he is one of the most successful Grand Prix players ever. With 21 appearances, Shvartsman held the record for most Grand Prix top eights for a long time, but is now ranked 12th tied with Shota Yasooka.

Bibliography

Full-length books

  • Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma and Other Stories, UFO Publishing, 2015
  • H. G. Wells, Secret Agent, UFO Publishing, 2015
  • The Golem of Deneb Seven and Other Stories, UFO Publishing, 2018
  • Eridani's Crown, UFO Publishing, 2019
  • The Middling Affliction, The Conradverse Chronicles, Book 1, Caezik SF & Fantasy, 2022
  • Kakistocracy - The Conradverse Chronicles, Book 2, Caezik SF & Fantasy, 2023
  • Dreidel of Dread: The Very Cthulhu Hanukkah, UFO Publishing, 2024
  • The Best of All Possible Planets, UFO Publishing, 2026

Selected short stories

  • "How Gaia and the Guardian Saved the World", Amazing Stories, 2016
  • "One in a Million", On Spec, 2016
  • "Whom He May Devour", Nautilus, 2016
  • "Islands in the Sargasso", Galaxy's Edge, 2015
  • "Burying Treasure", Chicks and Balances (Baen Books), 2015
  • "He Who Watches", Fireside, 2015
  • "The Golem of Deneb Seven", InterGalactic Medicine Show, 2014
  • "The Keepsake Box", Daily Science Fiction, 2014
  • "High-Tech Fairies and the Pandora Perplexity", InterGalactic Medicine Show, 2014
  • "In the Wake of the Storm", Buzzy Magazine, 2013
  • "The Rumination on What Isn't", Nature, 2013
  • "The Tinker Bell Problem", Buzzy Magazine, 2013
  • "Things We Leave Behind", Daily Science Fiction, 2013
  • "Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma", InterGalactic Medicine Show, 2013
  • "The Epistolary History", Nature, 2013
  • "A Gnomish Gift", Weird Tales, 2013
  • "Requiem for a Druid", Galaxy's Edge, 2013
  • "The Miracle on Tau Prime", Daily Science Fiction, 2013
  • "The Tell-Tale Ear", Nature, 2012
  • "Nuclear Family", Kasma SF, 2012
  • "Ravages of Time", Nature, 2012
  • "A Shard Glows in Brooklyn", Buzzy Magazine 2012
  • "The Take", Daily Science Fiction, 2012
  • "Spidersong", Daily Science Fiction, 2011
  • Link to complete bibliography.

As editor

As translator (From Russian to English)

  • If You Call Now - Sergey Lukyanenko - UFO, 2012
  • The Ferryman - Siarhey Bulyha - Spark v. 6, 2014
  • Black Hole Heart - K.A. Teryna - Apex, 2017
  • Untilted - K.A. Teryna - Apex, 2017
  • Impress Me, Then We'll Talk About the Money Tatiana Ivanova - UFO6, 2017
  • The Scheduled War - Tatiana Ivanova - Amazing Stories, 2019
  • Americans on the Moon - Oleg Divov - Future SF, 2019
  • The Building Atop the Hill - Alexander Bachilo - Future SF, 2019
  • Morpheus - K.A. Teryna - Samovar, 2019
  • The Slave - Andrej Kokoulin - F&SF, 2019
  • The Green Hills of Andrej Totzkiy - Eldar Safin - Samovar, 2020
  • No One Ever Leaves Port Henri - K.A. Teryna - Galaxy's Edge, 2020
  • The Chartreuse Sky - Alexander Bachilo & K.A. Teryna - Asimov's - April 2021
  • I'm Feeling Lucky - Leonid Kaganov - Clarkesworld - July 2021
  • The Jellyfish - K.A. Teryna - Future SF, 2021
  • When the Mujna Begins - Oleg Divov - Future SF, 2021
  • Lajos and his Bees - K.A. Teryna - F&SF - November 2021
  • The Tale of Ak and Humanity - Yefim Zozulya - Tor.com - January 2022
  • The Living Furniture - Yefim Zozulya - F&SF, 2022
  • The Tin Pilot - K.A. Teryna - Asimov's, 2022
  • Fly Free - Alan Kubatiev - Clarkesworld, 2022
  • The Loving Home - Olga Fix - Future SF, 2022
  • The Farctory - K.A. Teryna
  • The Best of World SF 2 - Head of Zeus, 2022
  • Cain and Abel - Yefim Zozulya - Galaxy's Edge, 2023
  • Incommunicado - Andrej Kokoulin, 2023
  • The Errata - K.A. Teryna - Asimov's, 2023
  • Yuletide Cyberpunk - Viktor Pelevin - The Big Book of Cyberpunk, 2023
  • Emil's Labyrinth - Anna Mikhalevskaya - The Digital Aesthete, 2023
  • The Unknown Painter - H. L. Oldie - The Digital Aesthete, 2023 - BSFA Award Finalist
  • The Rattler - Leo Kaganov - Asimov's - May 2024 - Asimov's Readers' Award Finalist
  • Unboxing the Beast - Vladimir Mistyukov & Shimun Vrochek, 2024 - NOVEL
  • Songs of the Snow Whale - K.A. Teryna - Reactor - December 2024 - BSFA Award Finalist
  • Pollen - Anna Burdenko - Clarkesworld, 2025 - Clarkesworld Readers' Poll Finalist, BSFA Award Finalist
  • Serpent Carriers - K.A. Teryna - Clarkesworld, 2025
  • Black Hole Heart and Other Stories - K.A. Teryna - Fairwood Press, 2025 - COLLECTION
  • The Rattler -  UncleWind & Leo Kaganov - Ongoing - Web Comic
  • All My Birds - K.A. Teryna - Asimov's, 2026

Magic: The Gathering achievements

 Season   Event type   Location   Format   Date   Rank 
1998–99 Grand Prix Barcelona Limited 4–7 February 1999 2
1998–99 Grand Prix Taipei 24–25 April 1999 7
1999–00 Grand Prix Lisbon 25–27 September 1999 6
1999–00 Grand Prix Sao Paulo Limited 6–7 November 1999 4
1999–00 Grand Prix Tours 26–27 November 1999 1
1999–00 Grand Prix Seattle Extended 15–16 January 2000 5
1999–00 Grand Prix Madrid Extended 29–30 January 2000 3
1999–00 Grand Prix Taipei Extended 12–13 February 2000 3
1999–00 Grand Prix Cannes Team Limited 26–27 February 2000 2
1999-00 Grand Prix Nagoya Team Limited 22–23 April 2000 1
2000–01 Invitational Sydney Special 16–19 November 2000 6
2000–01 Masters Chicago Booster Draft 1–3 December 2000 3
2000–01 Grand Prix Rio de Janeiro Sealed and Booster Draft 10–11 March 2001 2
2001–02 Pro Tour New York Team Limited 7–9 September 2001 3
2001–02 Grand Prix Brisbane Sealed and Booster Draft 20–21 October 2001 3
2001–02 Grand Prix Curitiba Extended 8–9 December 2001 2
2001–02 Grand Prix Houston Extended 5–6 January 2002 6
2001–02 Grand Prix Lisbon Extended 19–20 January 2002 6
2001–02 Grand Prix Fukuoka Sealed and Booster Draft 16–17 February 2002 1
2001–02 Grand Prix Kuala Lumpur Sealed and Booster Draft 30–31 March 2002 5
2001–02 Grand Prix New Jersey Team Limited 29–30 June 2002 2
2002–03 Masters Houston Booster Draft 8–10 November 2002 5
2002–03 Grand Prix Pittsburgh Team Limited 31 May–1 June 2003 1
2002–03 Grand Prix Detroit Block Constructed 12–13 July 2003 4
2003–04 Grand Prix Washington D.C. Team Limited 17–18 April 2004 3

Last updated: 17 August 2009
Source: Wizards.com

References

  1. ↑ "Winner of the 2014 WSFA Small Press Award was Announced at Capclave". Washington Science Fiction Association. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. ↑ "Previous Award Winners | The Canopus Award". canopus.100yss.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  3. ↑ "2016-2017 Canopus Award Nominees | The Canopus Award". canopus.100yss.org. Archived from the original on 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
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